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OMC names health care veteran Thomas Keller as president, CEO

The Ozarks Medical Center Board of Directors has named Thomas W. "Tom" Keller as the new president and chief executive officer of the health care system. He will begin at OMC on Feb. 17.

Keller comes to OMC from St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital in Shawnee, Okla., where he has served as executive vice president and chief operation officer since 2008.

"Our board is excited to welcome Tom and Patty and their children to OMC," said Board Chair Marge Slayton, who led recruitment efforts. "Tom is committed to rural health care and the communities served by OMC. He brings leadership experience in community hospitals, as well as for-profit, national health care systems. We feel these attributes are important as OMC navigates the challenges that lie ahead for health care in rural America."

Keller comes to OMC with more than 20 years of health care experience.

Keller has a Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma and received a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.